In South Korea, Gyeongbuk Province releases young fish to foster freshwater fish industry

Gyeongbuk Province is expanding its young fish release project to create freshwater fish resources and foster the industry. The Gyeongbuk Provincial Fisheries Resources Research Institute's Native Fish Industrialization Center announced on the 5th that it released 1 million carp and other juvenile fish into reservoirs and tributaries of the Nakdong River in 21 cities and counties in the province from August 17th to 31st. The 600,000 carp and 400,000 loach released this time were raised using eggs collected from healthy mothers since last May, through artificial insemination and hatching. The Native Fish Industrialization Center has continuously released 8.36 million carp juveniles from 2015 to 2023. Loach, a cousin of loach, has many edible parts and soft bones, so it is popular for making loach stew and frying. The Native Fish ...